Ecotourism in the Galápagos Islands: A Case Study in the Anthropology of Tourism

Analyzing the Factors Affecting on Price Premium to Ecotourism (Case Study: Isfahan Mesr Desert)

Desert tourism is part of the tourism industry; trip and hike in desert and wasteland areas created a specific type of tourism that is called Desert tourism. Given that recognition, the factors that effect on Willingness to pay Price Premium to ecotourism can lead tourism destination to success. therefore, the intention of this research is to identify and ranking factors that affect paying Pric...

Anthropology of Rural Tourism (Case of Study: Masoule Village)

Local Communities Participation in Wetland Ecotourism Development (Case study: International Kani Barazan Wetland of Mahabad)

Wetland ecotourism is one of the main branches of the tourism industry that can play an important role in revitalizing villages, creating jobs and increasing income for villagers, protecting natural, historical and cultural heritage. Accordingly, the present study was conducted from 2018 to 2019 to identify the components affecting the local communities’ participation to develop the ecotourism ...

Applying Ecotourism Rural Model for the Regeneration of Targeted Ecotourism Rural Areas (Case Study: The Village of Verdij, Tehran, Iran)

Fostering rural development is one of the greatest recent challenges for development policy. Rural areas have long been threatened by environmental pollutions and degradation, absence of adequate employment opportunities and adequate wages to sustain villagers’ livelihood and social cohesion. Urgency to their present condition provided the basis for the rural tourism development programme in 20...

Solutions for Regional Ecotourism Development Using the SOAR Framework (Case Study: Yazd)

Today, the tourism industry has been recognized as an important and influential factor in the global economy, and the various countries of the world are taking advantage of this industry to achieve sustainable economic, social, cultural development, and so on. In this industry, natural attractions have a dual value; one of the most important forms is ecotourism or natural tourism. Not only gove...